LOUIS and PAUL DE JORDON -- 118th INFANTRYFATHER AND SON FOUGHT TOGETHER - George Louis Desjardins, a barber,enlisted in the 118th Infantry in Plattsburgh on August 1, 1862. Hegave his age as 42 years old, but he was actually 53. They recorded himas Louis De Jordon. Three days later, his son, Paul, enlisted at 18years old and was assigned to his father's Company H under the commandof Captain William Bailey. Paul was the first child born in Plattsburghto Louis and his wife Angeline Leforte after they emigrated from theMontreal area.The two men were with the regiment in Washington in 1862 and the lowerVirginia Peninsula in 1863. For a time at the end of the year, they werestationed at Cape Henry near Virginia Beach but were reunited with theregiment before they were sent to the Petersburg/Richmond battlefield inearly 1864. They were separated when Paul was wounded in the thigh atCold Harbor on June 17th. He was sent to hospital but soon returned tothe 118th. They had another separation when Louis became ill and wassent to Fortress Monroe from December to April 1865. The pair weremustered out with their company on June 13th at Richmond, VA.The two men returned to Plattsburgh but by 1875 had removed to CapeVincent in Jefferson County. Louis died in 1887 and was buried in theSt. Vincent de Paul Catholic Cemetery in Cape Vincent. The Cape VincentEagle of August 2, 1917, carried this short notice for Paul -- "After along illness Paul DeJourdan died at his home in Point Street late Mondaynight at the age of 73 years, Mr. DeJourdan, who had been a resident ofthis village for very many years, is survived by his wife, the formerEleanor Bennett, and five sons, Frank, Paul, James, Eugene and GeorgeDeJourdan. The funeral will be held from St. Vincent de Paul\'s Church."He was buried in the New St. Vincent de Paul Cemetery there.
